The beginning of Speed of Life’s “Mainstay” is admittedly slow; it is only during their second track on the disc, “Long Range Motion” that the band even begins to shine with a luster fitting of them. The music, a progressive-rock blend, really begins to excite when the band moves away from the traditional song structures and styles that ironically hold “Break Free” back.. The entirety of “Long Range Motion”…
Kristian Bush, one half of country music super-duo Sugarland, sold out his two solo Thanksgiving shows at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA so quickly that for the first time, he is adding an encore performance on Monday, Nov. 26, by popular demand. “I’ve been a songwriter my entire life, and Eddie’s is the club where I got my start, so I’m happy to keep on playing for as long…
The Amazing’s latest track “Gone:” http://pitchfork.com/news/48139-the-amazing-featuring-members-of-dungen-share-black-and-white-video-for-gone/. The video, directed by Kristian Bengtsson and filmed at Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, features a song off the Swedish band’s long awaited album Gentle Stream, out October 22 onPartisan Records. Inspired by the music of the 60s and 70s Laurel Canyon community, Q Magazine calls Gentle Stream, “a gorgeously understated blend of gentle psychedelic pop, tranquil folk rock and gently stoned prog.” The Amazing will kick off a nationwide tour with Tame…
There is a great pandering to the high end of things during “The Near Death Experience”. In fact, there is a fuzz present during tracks like “Violent Stink of Twitching Terror” that provides annoyance. I understand the need to properly allow the vocals on a metal band to shine, but not at the expense of listeners’ ears. This crackling and electronic sound does not leave during the follow-up track…
Deathgasm Records has announced that The Cleansing, the much-anticipated new album from old school Swedish Death Metallers NOMINON, will be released on October 31, 2012. Morbid obscurity awaits, as The Cleansing features NOMINON at their darkest and most malevolent. The CD digipak version of The Cleansing comes with a 12-page booklet. Deathgasm is also making available black and blue vinyl LP versions, as well as several CD/LP/T-shirt bundles, all of which can be pre-ordered now…
So, everyone remembers the Spin Doctors for their “Two Princes” song. Fast forward about a decade, and a track like “Nice Talking To Me” has the perfect amount of classic rock crunch, putting the Spin Doctors alongside acts like Lenny Kravitz without much effort. At some points, especially during tracks like “Sugar”, the perfection achieved by the Doctors is almost too much; there is little humanity strewn amongst the…
Tobi Vail has released a song called Free Pussy Riot in solidarity with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, the three jailed members of Pussy Riot who are currently serving two years in prison for performing an anti-Putin song in a Moscow church. Pussy Riot is an anonymous feminist punk collective who play unsanctioned concerts as a means of political protest. Pussy Riot started in Moscow but chapters are…
This is the third solo LP from Nicolay, a man-about-town who’s been a member of The Hold Steady, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Balkan-jazz carnies Guignol, and a touring member of Against Me!. He paired up with producer Oktopus, of the innovative New Jersey industrial/hip-hop group dälek, to move beyond the singer-songwriter world to create a dark, explosive, and cinematic opus of personal and political anger. The album stitches together an anthemic Pogues-meets-Arcade Fire opener, a Smithsian jukebox weepie, Orson Welles-quoting pop-punk and more…
About to embark on a month long tour alongside A.C. Newman, The Mynabirdsannounce the November 20th release of their limited-edition, colored Body of Work 7” on Saddle Creek. The preorder for the 7” is available here, and the tracks will additionally be available at iTunes and all digital outlets. Only 1,000 copies of the randomly colored vinyl will be available, featuring the standout track “Body of Work” from their 2012 critically acclaimed album GENERALS, and paired with the…
Death Cab For Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard is set to release his debut solo album, Former Lives, on October 16th, 2012 (Barsuk/City Slang). Starting today, October 9th, and for the coming week, people can hear the album in its entirety on the Music homepage of YouTube (embeddable link below). Next Tuesday, October 16th, Gibbard will celebrate his record release with an intimate CMJ show at New York City’s HIFI Bar, featuring an…
Today (and all our tomorrows), it’s time to start living in sTYle! That’s right, people. October 9this here, which means the monster energies of Ty Segall’s Twins are officially erupting! For those sleeping through the last few months, Twins is Ty’s dominating new long-player and the follow-up to last year’s solo venture, Goodbye Bread. With Twins now coming at you from every which way, Ty is breaking out a few new moves. After blazing through a month-long tour of…
Anubis Gate commented on former guitarist Jesper leaving the band: Jespers decision to leave the band to pursue other musical interests has been some time in the making, actually Jesper announced his leaving to the band 3 months ago, leaving us with good time to the difficult task of finding the right replacement. We feel it’s important for everybody to know that Jespers exit has nothing to do with personal…
Indie-folk group Sea Wolf – the brainchild of Los Angeles native Alex Brown Church – just kicked off a nationwide tour last week in support of their new album Old World Romance. After two successful releases (2007’s Leaves In The River & 2009’s White Water, White Bloom), Sea Wolf landed a track on the soundtrack to the 2009 mega-hit film The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Since then, Alex and his…
The Specifics have played live during my shows a number of times, but most the time, have had extra-band incidents sully their sound. For example, we had to rush their set during an early-summer set, and towards the end of the summer the acoustics in one of our venues didn’t work too well with the band. Here is the band, mixed and mastered by themselves, sounding as amazing as…
This very limited edition item is now available for pre-order here. Pick up a copy of Issue #82 of The Fader, with Tame Impala on the cover, from any good magazine store. And catch the band on tour across the United States in November. TAME IMPALA US TOUR DATES November 7th || Music Hall of Williamsburg || Brooklyn, New York || SOLD OUT November 8th || Union Transfer || Philadelphia,…
Constructed for the album’s epic fourth track, “Dreaming of Breathing,” the video was directed by Ramon Boutviseth, who DAYLIGHT DIES have previously worked with. Stated drummer Jesse Haff on the course taken in bringing the video to fruition: “We worked with director Ramon Boutviseth back in 2006 when he filmed the ‘Lies the Bind’ video. We were blown away by what he delivered, and by his talents and ambition. We…
Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN will be returning to North America this week for the “Conquerors of the World” tour, featuring SEPTICFLESH, MELECHESH, EX DEO, and INQUISITION! In regards to this upcoming trek, Alex Camargo (vocals, bass) and KRISIUN comment: “Hey everyone! We in KRISIUN would like to invite you North American metal-heads to come out and support our upcoming tour. With killer bands such as SEPTICFLESH, MELECHESH, EX DEO and…
The entire process by which individuals are able to reach their dreams is always an interesting one to see, whether it be through a film like Rudy or Lords of Dogtown. Ballplayer: Pelotero is a film that looks into baseball and the exact process how one may be able to become a Major League player. Taking place in the Dominican Republic, Ballplayer: Pelotero shows the Herculean amount of work…
‘Habítame Siempre’ is the title of Thalia’s new album, which was previewed by 1,200 special guests on September 21st in a private concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The event was recorded for the production of a television special, as well as being part of the platform for promoting the title of her new album and the artists first time performing some of her new material. …
Marking their full debut on Real Tone, The Martinez Brothers (Chris and Steve) have concocted a lethal two-track EP full of dancefloor appeal and encompassing both new and old school house music influences. The New York-born twosome have always had a close affinity with the French label, with boss Franck Roger‘s penchant for NYC sounds forming the foundation of a common bond between the artists. The working relationship had already…